The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and New Jersey Turnpike Authority with oversight from federal authorities are developing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the replacement and/or rehabilitation of the Delaware River Bridge and officials want to hear and or read your input on future plans for the span that connects Bristol Township and Burlington Township .
As a community member in the area, your feedback is important in understanding how the project may impact the community and how public engagement can be improved, officials said last week when the request for public input was originally made.
The previously selected alternative from the 2003 Record of Decision (ROD) was to build a new bridge to carry eastbound (i.e. I-95 NB to NJ) traffic and rehabilitate the existing bridge to carry westbound (i.e. I-95 SB to PA) traffic. In 2017, a fracture of one of the existing bridge approach trusses required a full closure of more than six weeks while the bridge was fully inspected and repaired. The full closure resulted in extensive detours for the approximately 67,000 daily vehicles traveling this section of I-95, said authorities overseeing the project and community survey.
One thing the Lower Bucks Source readership has is opinions- to share with the publication, fellow readers/commenters and officials at all levels of government.
A short survey (approximately five minutes) is available to share your interests and concerns. The survey closes on January 3.
For more information on the project and to participate in the survey: click here
In related and important motorist news, Commission officials are once again warning the public about *smishing scams being sent to random individuals, aiming to deceive them to share their personal financial information under the guise of settling turnpike bills.
People who receive an unsolicited text, email, or similar message suggesting it is from the PA Turnpike or another toll agency should not click on the link. E-ZPass account holders and Toll By Plate customers can use approved safe methods to check their accounts such as the official PA Turnpike E-ZPass website or the PA Toll Pay app available from the Apple App Store, or Google Play store, said the PTC.
Those encountering the fraudulent messages, the commission asks, to please file a complaint with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov That is a site dedicated to sharing information on Internet crimes across law enforcement agencies.
Below is an sample of what a smishing scam text may look like if you’re unaware or have yet to encounter them before.
Credit: PA Turnpike Commission
According to the Federal Communications Commission, “Smishing” is a mashup of SMS – for “short message service” – and phishing. A typical smishing scam message may seem like it’s from a bank – maybe your bank – and include a link or phone number to bait you into clicking or calling. If you do, you stand a good chance of being hooked. And that’s when the scammers get to work, manipulating your personal information, which they can sell and/or use in other scams. Smishers may also try to entice you into downloading malware to your device.
- Does not text our E-ZPass or Toll By Plate customers. However, we do work with two debt collection agencies, Harris and Harris and TSI. Both companies will text customers that have a significant overdue balance. Harris and Harris will include their name, company information, and legitimate details relating to your account in their text messages. Text messages from TSI will also include similar information.
Since April 2024, various rounds of a smishing scam have been targeting individuals in Pennsylvania through text messages claiming to be Turnpike officials. This is not unique to the PA Turnpike; scammers are impersonating toll roads across the country.
This was not a security breach. These text messages were being sent to random Pennsylvania cell phone numbers. The texts, which claim to be from “PA Turnpike Toll Services,” are requesting personal and financial information to settle outstanding toll fees, and threaten additional late fees, if the overdue debt is not settled immediately, said officials in an April press release.
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